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SoftCell
2013
Proceedings of the ninth ACM conference on Emerging networking experiments and technologies - CoNEXT '13
To address these challenges, we present SoftCell, a scalable architecture that supports fine-grained policies for mobile devices in cellular core networks, using commodity switches and servers. ...
We demonstrate that SoftCell improves the scalability and flexibility of cellular core networks by analyzing real LTE workloads, performing micro-benchmarks on our prototype controller as well as large-scale ...
This work was supported by the NSF under grants 1040705 and 1247764. ...
doi:10.1145/2535372.2535377
dblp:conf/conext/JinLVR13
fatcat:j6eg66yk6retrp3xut4gnicqym
SoftCell: Taking Control of Cellular Core Networks
[article]
2013
arXiv
pre-print
To address these challenges, we present SoftCell, a scalable architecture for supporting fine-grained policies for mobile devices in cellular core networks. ...
Our characterization of real LTE workloads, micro-benchmarks on our prototype controller, and large-scale simulations demonstrate that SoftCell improves the flexibility of cellular core networks, while ...
In this paper, we propose SoftCell, a scalable architecture for supporting fine-grained policies in cellular core networks. ...
arXiv:1305.3568v1
fatcat:nneoxm37f5gd7lwseitfkydyiu
SDN/NFV-Based Mobile Packet Core Network Architectures: A Survey
2017
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
These two technologies bring to mobile operators the promises of reducing costs, enhancing network flexibility and scalability, and shortening the time-to-market of new applications and services. ...
This survey aims at providing a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art research work, which leverages SDN and NFV into the most recent mobile packet core network architecture, evolved packet core. ...
enhancing network flexibility and scalability, and shortening the time-to-market of new applications and services. ...
doi:10.1109/comst.2017.2690823
fatcat:ti43mn47xnb5lmcu3ri4li66mm
Link-level access cloud architecture design based on SDN for 5G networks
2015
IEEE Network
The satisfaction of these challenges motivates revisiting the architecture of these networks. We promote an SDN-based design of a hierarchical architecture for the 5G packet core. ...
We examine and address its challenges in terms of network scalability and support for link-level mobility. ...
SoftCell is a SDN-based architecture for cellular backhaul/core networks aiming at enforcing fine-grained service policies [6] . It steers traffic through chains of middleboxes. ...
doi:10.1109/mnet.2015.7064899
fatcat:ovjhxy27pvbrpin2a266pv5piq
A Novel Architecture for SDN-Based Cellular Network
2014
International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks
In this paper, we propose a novel SDN-based cellular network architecture that will be able to utilize the opportunities of centralized administration of today's emerging mobile network. ...
Our proposed architecture would not depend on a single controller, rather it divides the whole cellular area into clusters, and each cluster is controlled by a separate controller. ...
Cellular SDN architecture SoftCell [19] is an SDN-based cellular network architectural model that demands to support a number of fine-grained services in a scalable manner for cellular core networks ...
doi:10.5121/ijwmn.2014.6606
fatcat:p5kfm7j2drgydkchtdgz7tnove
SDN and Virtualization-Based LTE Mobile Network Architectures: A Comprehensive Survey
2015
Wireless personal communications
This imposes challenges for the current cellular network architecture, such as high upgrade costs, complex operation, and slow deployment of new innovations and services [2] . ...
In the mobile core network, having no clear separation between the control and data planes makes the network difficult to manage and control. ...
The work proposes architectures that extend from FlowVisor to slice cellular core network resources. ...
doi:10.1007/s11277-015-2997-7
fatcat:sb2xcs7oibezdnpfoxi2qkb5re
Software-Defined and Virtualized Future Mobile and Wireless Networks: A Survey
2014
Journal on spesial topics in mobile networks and applications
In this paper, we extend two latest and promising innovations of Internet, software-defined networking and network virtualization, to mobile and wireless scenarios. ...
We first describe the challenges and expectations of MWN, and analyze the opportunities provided by the software-defined wireless network (SDWN) and wireless network virtualization (WNV). ...
Abstract the control functions from both accessing and
forwarding devices to meet the needs for fast and frequent
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SoftCell[45]
2013 LTE
Core network
Software-defined cellular core network ...
doi:10.1007/s11036-014-0533-8
fatcat:iwfz4ipoufcybkd56jfml227ya
Software Defined Networks in Wireless Sensor Architectures
2018
Entropy
Software Defined Networks (SDN) is a new concept of network architecture. It intends to be more flexible and to simplify the management in networks with respect to traditional architectures. ...
Specifically, we describe some technologies as Wireless Sensor Networks and Wireless Cellular Networks and how SDN can be included within them in order to solve their challenges. ...
and Software-Defined Networks). ...
doi:10.3390/e20040225
pmid:33265316
pmcid:PMC7512740
fatcat:wjjbiyljpjbppmtvaspd25cc44
Wireless Software Defined Networking: A Survey and Taxonomy
2016
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
More specifically, we evaluate the use of SDN in four classes of popular wireless networks: cellular, sensor, mesh, and home networks. ...
Software defined networking (SDN) is a recent networking architecture with promising properties relative to these weaknesses in traditional networks. ...
SoftCell [46] considers core network components, whereas, its extension cellular SDN [41] focuses on both RAN and core. ...
doi:10.1109/comst.2016.2571118
fatcat:pwla57kz6baxbctab7abisi2sy
Will SDN be part of 5G?
2018
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
the realization of a virtualized, flexible, programmable and flexible 5G network. ...
However, some companies are claiming the availability of 5G solutions, but considering the monumental task of softwarization of mobile cellular networks there are genuine concerns that we may only see ...
The Softcell switches then carry normal IP traffic between base-stations and core network. ...
doi:10.1109/comst.2018.2836315
fatcat:4pto3cjdffebhbqxiuav44pm74
Will SDN be part of 5G?
[article]
2018
arXiv
pre-print
For many, this is no longer a valid question and the case is considered settled with SDN/NFV (Software Defined Networking/Network Function Virtualization) providing the inevitable innovation enablers solving ...
We have also provided a summary of the architectural developments in SDN-based RAN landscape as not all work can be covered under the focused issues. ...
The Softcell switches then carry normal IP traffic between base-stations and core network. ...
arXiv:1708.05096v2
fatcat:keyjxky2u5gobgeehu6zl2z6xq
New Approach for Mobility Management in Openflow/Software-Defined Networks
2018
Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications
Furthermore, the programmable aspect on the traffic and devices in SDNs makes them more efficient and flexible than traditional networks. ...
The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) paradigm predicts that the evolution of cellular and wireless networks will bring a considerable increase of two factors, the densification of the Radio Access Network ...
In SoftCell (Jin, 2013), SDN principles are incorporated in LTE (Long Term Evolution) core networks. ...
doi:10.5220/0006847800250033
dblp:conf/simultech/OmheniZSO18
fatcat:h733jwgzwjhuvc4h6qzsizrrku
Using a flexibility measure for network design space analysis of SDN and NFV
2016
2016 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS)
Recent concepts such as Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) have emerged to provide more flexibility in networks. ...
In this paper, we propose a flexibility measure for network design space analysis and show its application. ...
No 647158 -FlexNets "Quantifying Flexibility for Communication Networks"). ...
doi:10.1109/infcomw.2016.7562114
dblp:conf/infocom/KellererBB16
fatcat:d3vablqom5b35csnnz23jjxzxe
We demonstrate that SoftMoW improves the performance, flexibility and scalability of cellular WAN using real LTE network traces with thousands of base stations and millions of subscribers. ...
The current LTE network architecture is organized into very large regions, each having a core network and a radio access network. ...
This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grants CNS-1039657 and CNS-1345226. ...
doi:10.1145/2674005.2674981
dblp:conf/conext/MoradiWLM14
fatcat:q7tepesnqvdzley4m54uioxigy
Building Flexible, Low-Cost Wireless Access Networks With Magma
[article]
2022
arXiv
pre-print
and abstracting the access network from the core architecture. ...
In this paper, we present Magma, an open and flexible system for building low-cost wireless access networks. ...
We also thank the Magma developer and user community for their important contributions, as well as Meta Connectivity for supporting the early development and deployments of Magma. ...
arXiv:2209.10001v1
fatcat:iykbyh72hnhu5fqv6cwpzlrk6u
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